DIY Coffee Table - Repurposed Camp Trunk

A few weeks ago I was browsing aimlessly on Pinterest, and I saw a coffee table that I loved. Someone had found an old antique trunk and was using it in their living room.

I apparently didn't pin this, but I do remember saying this aloud to MP.

He remembers too, which is like a miracle.

But anyway, last week my Mom came to visit.

She drove to Florida from Missouri.

Crazy, yes I know.

The reason?

She had a car load of furniture and goodies to bring me.

I love everything my mom has added to my home over the past years, and I cannot believe how blessed I am to have someone so generous but also do detail-oriented and creative to help me decorate.

My favorite thing from her haul this time?

She had refinished my old camp trunk.

She had made me a coffee table.

And not from just another piece of furniture.

This trunk got me through 8 long summers away from home.

I lived out of that thing.

The memories associated with that trunk will stay with me forever.

She surprised me, knowing that it would mean the world.

That's what I mean about her having an eye for the little details.

She also remembered that I had been planning to paint an old desk I had found blue to match my living room turquoise and blue palette.

That energizer bunny of a woman also brought paint to finish that as well.

She also painted an old book case as well.

 

Did I mention how blessed and thankful I am to have her eye for detail to help decorate?

Thanks again Mom!

Later this week I will post all the pictures of what we accomplished for a little half home tour.

So stay tuned!

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